Zombies are one of the most iconic monsters in all media, and they are one of the first mobs to be added to Minecraft. However, the base version of zombies is not that dangerous - they are just a minor threat at best, with some of them having the ability to break down doors.
However, Minecraft is a highly moddable game, and various mods have been created to bring the true zombie apocalypse experience into Minecraft. In this article, Gurugamer is going to showcase the top 6 best Minecraft zombie modpacks to try out in 2022.
Take note that some of the mods here require older versions of Minecraft so you might need to downgrade to play them.
1. Mustard Virus
The Mustard Virus mod is pretty much the most popular zombie mod ever, with 1.8 million downloads on CurseForge. In this mod, the Mustard Virus has gone global and wiped out humanity. You're all that remains, well - you and the endless waves of infected. How long can you last? Will your base be strong enough to stop the horde?
The infected are relentless. They are 10 times more powerful than regular zombies, and can also break blocks. Additionally, zombies are attracted to light, sound, and most of all - players. Therefore, you need to confront them head-on. Sunlight no longer has any effect on them, and they'll stop at nothing to get to you!
2. Decimation
Decimation is a scary, realistic and open-world zombie survival Mod, in which players (or Survivors) have one task: Survive in this zombie-ridden world for as long as possible! Over time, players will experience powerful moments and events whilst emerging in this mods gameplay. You will make friends and foes, join as a team or betray your squad over greed. Every decision made in Decimation counts towards your survival.
There are different skills players can use and level up such as defense, medical and shooting. There are also new structures with loot generated, alongside various safe zones with shops.
3. Last Days of Humanity
Last Days of Humanity is a post-apocalyptic modpack that turns Minecraft into a world of zombies. Players need to survive 100 days in hell.
It is pretty much a zombie survival sim, with the players being able to learn to make guns, turrets, vehicles, complex machinery and robot soldiers. Recruit survivors to your survival base, and obtain ores that are only available in the wasteland deserts in order to overcome the parasite raid on the 100th midnight.
The zombies in this modpack are very well designed. They are progressively faster and have the ability to pillar, destroy blocks, call for allies and infect survivors. All out invasions happen every 10 days and parasitic organisms spawn on the 50th day, gradually increasing as days go on. There are also mutated creatures that reside in specific biomes and enemy survivors that will gun you down on sight.
4. PwrDown’s Zombie Apocalypse
This pack features hundreds of new Zombie types, which all have different stats. Some interesting world generation, as you'll find abandoned cities, homes, shops etc which can all be looted. As you work your way up, you'll switch from melee weapons to ranged ones, which involve pistols, rifles and shotguns. There are lots of new items, recipes and mechanics, and it's an interesting, but intense and difficult pack overall.
As the difficulty of the pack is very high, it is recommended that players tweak settings and add or remove mods to make it easier.
5. Crafting Dead
Starting out as a mod for Minecraft 1.5, Crafting Dead has been around for many years now. It was built on Ferullo’s Gun Mod, one of the first gun mods on the Minecraft scene and has since grown into a sizable server network constantly being enhanced with more content and features.
The mod itself adds in a multitude of zombies and guns, along with cosmetics and medical supplies. The guns are fully customizable with attachments and paints; they are competitive-ready with accurate hit detection, latency compensation and recoil. Medical supplies include first aid kits, adrenaline and bandages enabling you to quickly escape, attack and recover from combat situations.
6. World of zombies
Zombies are Minecraft's oldest hostile mob back when they were released they were new and challenging. But with all the new advancements Minecraft has made zombies have not changed. Nowadays people do not run from zombies instead they just slaughter them and continue on with what they were doing.
This modpack changes that by making zombies more complex and more difficult to defeat. Some of the new AI enhancements are zombies are now attracted to light, They can sense movement from further away, they do not prioritize the player unless they are injured and much more... With this mod pack zombies become truly terrifying enemies to come across and make them so much more enjoyable to play against.
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